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...Crimson was only able to convert two of its six powerplay attempts and ultimately failed to establish a dynamic forecheck, settling instead for shooting from just beyond the blue line...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Stumbles in Home Opener, Falls to Saints | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...more than other talk shows, nor other daytime programs, but it means that she is not immune from the woes that plague lesser TV mortals. Without that big reliable pulpit in the public marketplace, how much power does Oprah wield? Does she have enough juice to convert most of her viewers to a cable channel? To develop a following for new Dr. Phils? To get Tom Cruise to jump on her couch again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Oprah Stay Queen With No Throne? | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...Crimson power play was equally ineffective, as the team failed to convert a five-on-three power play in the first period...

Author: By Charlie Cabot, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Surging Quinnipiac Too Much for Harvard | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

These people, Osler argued, are “white-collar” businessmen, whose imports of powdered cocaine local drug dealers convert into crack...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Drug Crime Expert Criticizes Sentencing Policies | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...Khan told the New York Times, "and maybe the women he met were not complying with those things." It was after his parents died that Hasan became more conspicuously devout. At Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he completed his psychiatric training, he was reportedly reprimanded for trying to convert patients to Islam, while castigating those with drug and alcohol issues for their "unholy" behavior. As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan unfolded, he asserted the right of Muslim Americans to conscientiously object to fighting; his relatives claimed he offered to repay the cost of his medical education in exchange...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fort Hood Killer: Terrified ... or Terrorist? | 11/11/2009 | See Source »

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